Willard Parker

Willard Parker

Willard Parker (born Worster Van Eps, February 5, 1912 – December 4, 1996) was an American film and television actor. He was a leading man under contract to Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and starred in the TV series Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–58).

Known For

Kiss Me Kate

as Tex Callaway

A Slight Case of Murder

as Dick Whitewood

Cast Credits

The Great Waltz

as Karl Treffz

Waco

as Pete Jenner

Air Patrol

as Lt. Vern Tyler

Walk Tall

as Captain Ed Trask

The High Powered Rifle

as Stephen Dancer

Young Jesse James

as Cole Younger

Lone Texan

as Clint Banister

Lure of the Swamp

as James Lister

Naked Gun

as Breen Mathews

Kiss Me Kate

as Tex Callaway

The Vanquished

as Captain Kirby

Sangaree

as Gabriel Thatch

Caribbean

as Shively

Apache Drums

as Mayor Joe Madden

My True Story

as Bill Phillips

Hunt the Man Down

as Burnell 'Brick' Appleby

The Bandit Queen

as Dan Hinsdale

David Harding, Counterspy

as Commander Jerry Baldwin

The Secret Fury

as Smith (uncredited)

Bodyhold

as Tommy Jones

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

as Sheriff Will Egan

Slightly French

as Douglas Hyde

You Gotta Stay Happy

as Henry Benson

Relentless

as Jeff Moyer

Renegades

as Dr. Sam Martin